Patentable/Patents/US-9852472
US-9852472

Trading software

PublishedDecember 26, 2017
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Technical Abstract

Systems and methods for implementing trading software that includes a computer, selling execute a sell transaction, and buying execute a buy transaction. An executing area on the computer display has a price offer indicator, a sell price indicator, a buy price indicator, and a percentage in point spread, whereby the price offer indicator defines a first price for a unit of a specified stock, bond, currency, and/or commodity to be traded shown at the stocks, bonds, currencies, and/or commodities data. The sell price indicator defines a second price to sell each unit to be traded shown at the stocks, bonds, currencies, and/or commodities data, positioned vertically below the sell price indicator. The buy price indicator defines the price to buy each unit, and the percentage in point spread defines a spread, being a difference between the buy price indicator and the sell price indicator.

Patent Claims
14 claims

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1. A method of displaying an executing area on a display of a computer for facilitating a sell transaction of an item being traded in an electronic exchange, the method comprising: displaying in said executing area of said display a price offer indicator, a sell price indicator, a buy price indicator, a percentage and point spread indicator, and an item indicator which presents information regarding a sell trading position for an item to be traded including an identification of said item, wherein; said price offer indicator defines an offer price for a unit of said item to be traded, said sell price indicator defines a price to sell each said unit of said item to be traded, said buy price indicator defines a price to buy each said unit of said item to be traded, and said percentage and point spread indicator defines a spread difference between said buy price indicator and said sell price indicator, wherein said buy price indicator is positioned in said executing area vertically below said sell price indicator, and said sell price indicator is positioned vertically below said item indicator; further displaying in said executing area a sell executable link configured to execute a sell command to sell said item at said price defined by said price offer indicator; and further displaying in said executing area a buy executable link configured to execute a buy command to buy said item at said price defined by said price offer indicator, wherein positioned vertically below said sell price indicator is said sell executable link, positioned vertically below said sell executable link is an indicator representing a number of units of said item to be traded for a sell execution, positioned vertically below said units for sell execution indicator is said buy executable link, and positioned vertically below said buy executable link is said buy price indicator.

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2. The method of claim 1 , further characterized in that positioned in said executing area vertically below said units for sell execution indicator is said percentage in point spread indicator.

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3. The method of claim 2 , further characterized in that positioned in said executing area vertically below said percentage in point spread indicator is said buy executable link.

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4. The method of claim 1 , further characterized in that said item to be traded and identified by said item indicator is a specified stock, bond, currency, and/or commodity.

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5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying in said executing area a manual close executable link positioned vertically above said sell price indicator.

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6. The method of claim 5 , further characterized in that said manual close executable link is configured to close said sell trading position for said item when activated, wherein said sell trading position is displayed by said item indicator.

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7. The method of claim 5 , further characterized in that said sell executable link is configured to execute a sell command at a price for one or more units of a specified stock, bond, currency, and/or commodity item to be traded as displayed by said price offer indicator.

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8. A method of displaying an executing area on a display of a computer for facilitating a buy transaction of an item being traded in an electronic exchange, the method comprising: displaying in said executing area of said display a price offer indicator, a sell price indicator, a buy price indicator, a percentage and point spread indicator, and an item indicator which presents information regarding a buy trading position for an item to be traded including an identification of said item, wherein; said price offer indicator defines an offer price for a unit of said item to be traded, said sell price indicator defines a price to sell each said unit of said item to be traded, said buy price indicator defines a price to buy each said unit of said item to be traded, and said percentage and point spread indicator defines a spread difference between said buy price indicator and said sell price indicator, wherein said buy price indicator is positioned in said executing area vertically below said sell price indicator, and said sell price indicator is positioned vertically below said item indicator; further displaying in said executing area a sell executable link configured to execute a sell command to sell said item at said price defined by said price offer indicator; and further displaying in said executing area a buy executable link configured to execute a buy command to buy said item at said price defined by said price offer indicator, wherein positioned vertically below said sell price indicator is said sell executable link, positioned vertically below said sell executable link is an indicator representing a number of units of said item to be traded for a buy execution, positioned vertically below said units for buy execution indicator is said buy executable link, and positioned vertically below said buy executable link is said buy price indicator.

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9. The method of claim 8 , further characterized in that positioned in said executing area vertically below said units for buy execution indicator is said percentage in point spread indicator.

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10. The method of claim 9 , further characterized in that positioned in said executing area vertically below said percentage in point spread indicator is said buy executable link.

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11. The method of claim 8 , further characterized in that said item to be traded and identified by said item indicator is a specified stock, bond, currency, and/or commodity.

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12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising displaying in said executing area a manual close executable link positioned vertically below said buy price indicator.

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13. The method of claim 12 , further characterized in that said manual close executable link is configured to close said buy trading position for said item when activated, wherein said buy trading position is displayed by said item indicator.

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14. The method of claim 12 , further characterized in that said buy executable link is configured to execute a buy command at a price for one or more units of a specified stock, bond, currency, and/or commodity item to be traded as displayed by said price offer indicator.

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Filing Date

February 27, 2015

Publication Date

December 26, 2017

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